Tinta Desert Mirage
2-color CSS gradient
Desert Mirage is a 2-color CSS linear gradient built from #F6D365 and #FDA085. Its hues sit in the yellow and red ranges, and reads as pastel and warm. Dark text (#111827) on it keeps at least 8.91:1 at its weakest point — enough for WCAG AAA body text.
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Each color as a 50–950 ramp, like Tailwind's built-in palettes — ready for a design system. The ringed step is closest to the original color.
#F6D365
#FDA085
@theme {
--color-desert-mirage-1-50: #FBF7EC;
--color-desert-mirage-1-100: #F4ECD3;
--color-desert-mirage-1-200: #E9DAAE;
--color-desert-mirage-1-300: #D9C27B;
--color-desert-mirage-1-400: #C0A240;
--color-desert-mirage-1-500: #A78700;
--color-desert-mirage-1-600: #8B7000;
--color-desert-mirage-1-700: #705A00;
--color-desert-mirage-1-800: #594700;
--color-desert-mirage-1-900: #473700;
--color-desert-mirage-1-950: #2D2300;
}
@theme {
--color-desert-mirage-2-50: #FFF5F2;
--color-desert-mirage-2-100: #FFE6DF;
--color-desert-mirage-2-200: #FBCFC2;
--color-desert-mirage-2-300: #F3B19E;
--color-desert-mirage-2-400: #DE8C75;
--color-desert-mirage-2-500: #C76F56;
--color-desert-mirage-2-600: #AB5840;
--color-desert-mirage-2-700: #8C442F;
--color-desert-mirage-2-800: #713524;
--color-desert-mirage-2-900: #5A291B;
--color-desert-mirage-2-950: #3B180E;
}Light & dark theme
This palette as semantic tokens for a real interface, in both modes. Text, muted text and button labels are adjusted until they pass WCAG AA.
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:root {
--background: #FDF9F8;
--surface: #F7F2F1;
--text: #201917;
--muted: #6A615E;
--border: #E4DCD9;
--primary: #AF8E02;
--primary-foreground: #1C1917;
--accent: #D37960;
--accent-foreground: #1C1917;
}
.dark {
--background: #130E0C;
--surface: #1F1816;
--text: #F6ECE9;
--muted: #ACA29F;
--border: #38312F;
--primary: #F6D365;
--primary-foreground: #1C1917;
--accent: #FDA085;
--accent-foreground: #1C1917;
}Contrast checker
Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. 0 of 2 palette combinations are readable as body text. White and near-black text are included for comparison.
| Text ↓ / Bg → | #F6D365 | #FDA085 |
|---|---|---|
| #F6D365 | Same color | 1.4Fail |
| #FDA085 | 1.4Fail | Same color |
| White | 1.5Fail | 2.0Fail |
| Near-black | 12.0AAA | 8.8AAA |
AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only
Text that works on each color
- Near-black on #F6D365 · 12.0:1
- Near-black on #FDA085 · 8.8:1
Suggested fixes for 2 failing pairs
The nearest shade of the text color that passes AA (4.5:1), keeping its hue. Click one to copy it.
Color blindness check
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.
No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.
What are the HEX, RGB, and HSL values for Desert Mirage?
Every color in this 2-color set, with its contrast ratio against white and black.
| Color | Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | On white | On black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #F6D365 | Saffron | #F6D365 | 246, 211, 101 | 46°, 89%, 68% | 1.46:1 | 14.42:1 |
| #FDA085 | Light Salmon | #FDA085 | 253, 160, 133 | 13°, 97%, 76% | 1.99:1 | 10.54:1 |
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